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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by dennish00a on Thursday November 10, 2011 @09:40AM (#3220167)
It is interesting...I had never heard of the Pomodoro technique but independently developed a method in which each "work unit" is: 25 minutes. I wonder how many others have also concluded that 25 minutes is short enough not to be scary (if you have to force yourself to do it) but long enough to get something done.
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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by toumhi on Thursday November 10, 2011 @03:11PM (#3221637)
For me 25 minutes are too short - you just get into something and it's time for the pause - especially for programming I think you need longer time periods.

When doing the pomodoro technique I usually go for 45 minutes work units + 10 minutes break. That way you get longer focus and when you take a break it's a real break (so you can get out and walk for a bit for example).

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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by potomak on Friday November 11, 2011 @08:46AM (#3224549)
Well, you can simply do 2 pomodoros without having the break.
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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by Simona on Sunday November 13, 2011 @10:05AM (#3230862)
It really works for me and for my friends. And you are right, it's hard to conclude a "pomodoro" without any distractions, in this case you need some "tool" to help you. We use http://orkanizer.com platform. Ciao!
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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday November 10, 2011 @01:32PM (#3221178)
Works for most tasks, but recently I had to get my head inside 100 modules of crap (some open source stuff). Takes me several hours straight to 'get it'. Was very hard to find several hours in a row, working from home.
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Re:How to work from home without going insane (purple monkey... by ormod on Sunday November 13, 2011 @11:15AM (#3231026)
there is pomodoro technique RPG game which makes it even more interesting :)

trying it now, getting gold for completed pomodoros ...

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